Axinidris
| Axinidris | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Axinidris hypoclinoides worker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Tribe: | Tapinomini |
| Genus: | Axinidris Weber, 1941 |
| Type species | |
| Axinidris acholli | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 21 species | |
Axinidris is a genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae.[2] The genus is known from forested areas the Afrotropics, where they nest in hollow stems or rotten wood. They forage mainly in trees, but occasionally on the ground.[3]
Species
- Axinidris acholli Weber, 1941
- Axinidris bidens Shattuck, 1991
- Axinidris denticulata (Wheeler, 1922)
- Axinidris gabonica Snelling, 2007
- Axinidris ghanensis Shattuck, 1991
- Axinidris hylekoites Shattuck, 1991
- Axinidris hypoclinoides (Santschi, 1919)
- Axinidris icipe Snelling, 2007
- Axinidris kakamegensis Shattuck, 1991
- Axinidris kinoin Shattuck, 1991
- Axinidris lignicola Snelling, 2007
- Axinidris luhya Snelling, 2007
- Axinidris mlalu Snelling, 2007
- Axinidris murielae Shattuck, 1991
- Axinidris namib Snelling, 2007
- Axinidris nigripes Shattuck, 1991
- Axinidris occidentalis Shattuck, 1991
- Axinidris okekai Snelling, 2007
- Axinidris palligastrion Shattuck, 1991
- Axinidris stageri Snelling, 2007
- Axinidris tridens (Arnold, 1946)
References
- ↑ Bolton, B. (2014). "Axinidris". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ↑ "Genus: Axinidris". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ Snelling, R. R. (2007). "A review of the arboreal Afrotropical ant genus Axinidris.". Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80: 551–579.
External links
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